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Tobacco Control

Tobacco (Centers for Disease Control)

CDC's main tobacco-related website contains Surgeon General reports, facts regarding tobacco use, tobacco control program information, and tips for quitting.

Building Blocks for Tobacco Control (World Health Organization)

Focuses on the fundamental capacities necessary to empower countries to control the tobacco epidemic.

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights

ANR is a national lobbying organization dedicated to nonsmokers' rights. The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation is an educational nonprofit focused on smoking prevention for youth and educational materials for adults. The site includes information and resources for tobacco control initiatives.

Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control (FCTC) Fact Sheets

FCTC fact sheets, designed for policymakers, NGOs, journalists and others interested in tobacco control, provide summaries of current research, responses to common industry arguments, guidance on the relevant sections of the global tobacco treaty (the FCTC), and sources for more information.

Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (Emory University)

An independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting organizations in building and growing highly effective tobacco control programs.

American Legacy Foundation (ALF)

This national, independent public health foundation was established by the 1998 tobacco settlement. It is dedicated to reducing tobacco use in the United States with major initiatives reaching youth, women, and priority populations through grant awards, research initiatives, marketing campaigns, training programs, and collaboration with national and local partners.

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Offers numerous fact sheets covering diverse topics including tobacco advertising, smuggling, warning labels, cigarette contents, and economic and agricultural issues related to cigarette manufacturing.

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

A national antismoking and nonsmokers' rights organization.

Nightingales

The Nightingales is a group of nurse activists who work to focus public attention on the behavior of the tobacco industry and its contribution to the preventable epidemic of tobacco-caused disease and death.

Smoke Free Movies

A project of UCSF professor Stanton Glantz addressing smoking in motion pictures.

Tobacco Scam

A project of UCSF professor Stanton Glantz addressing Big Tobacco's targeting of the hospitality industry.